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Reuben Mannakee letter dated March 15, 1865

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As I have a few minits [sic] of spare time this evening, I deemed it necessary to enclose you a few lines to inform you of my presents [sic] prospects, in my studies I am progressing fine as well as one could expect, for it has been several years since I left of school. So it took me from the start I had to study very hard to keep up to my classes but it does not go so hard with me at the present time, we have an exhibition on the 25th inst. I anticipate having a gay time time time. [sic] I wish you were here [to] hear the eloquence of the western students, for they surpas[s] the eastern boys in every aspect[:] we have debating societies twice a week, also several literary societies[.] I have to study to make my self famous in the estimation of the publick [sic] in general, at times times [sic] their is [sic] from five to seven hundred spectators[.] The first time I was called on to speak I felt I was in a large boiler of boiling water[;] it came to me unexpectedly[,] for their is not a student in the whole school that knows any thing about it untill [sic] the professor calles [sic] on him[;] it is a matter of cours[e] he cannot be excused[,] for it is not the professor[']s style. I have to give an address at the close of the term. I expect to make a display of my eloquence if I have any[.] I intend to give them the [best] that is in my [word illegible]

As I have a few minits [sic] of spare time this evening, I deemed it necessary to enclose you a few lines to inform you of my presents [sic] prospects, in my studies I am progressing fine as well as one could expect, for it has been several years since I left of school. So it took me from the start I had to study very hard to keep up to my classes but it does not go so hard with me at the present time, we have an exhibition on the 25th inst. I anticipate having a gay time time time. [sic] I wish you were here [to] hear the eloquence of the western students, for they surpas[s] the eastern boys in every aspect[:] we have debating societies twice a week, also several literary societies[.] I have to study to make my self famous in the estimation of the publick [sic] in general, at times times [sic] their is [sic] from five to seven hundred spectators[.] The first time I was called on to speak I felt I was in a large boiler of boiling water[;] it came to me unexpectedly[,] for their is not a student in the whole school that knows any thing about it untill [sic] the professor calles [sic] on him[;] it is a matter of cours[e] he cannot be excused[,] for it is not the professor[']s style. I have to give an address at the close of the term. I expect to make a display of my eloquence if I have any[.] I intend to give them the [best] that is in my [word illegible]